manti

noun

"manti" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“manti” is uncommon English (frequency #69,226 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,226
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine

Key facts for manti
PropertyValue
Headwordmanti
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “manti” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). manti lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

manti is uncommon English at frequency #69,226 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for manti, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: The immediate source is Turkish mantı or Ottoman Turkish مانطی (mantı). Before that, the origin is obscure. The word was widespread in Central Asia by the 13th century. Possibly from Middle Chinese 饅頭 (man duw), which would make it a doublet of mandu, manju… The correct English form is manti, spelled M-A-N-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine

Etymology

The immediate source is Turkish mantı or Ottoman Turkish مانطی (mantı). Before that, the origin is obscure. The word was widespread in Central Asia by the 13th century. Possibly from Middle Chinese 饅頭 (man duw), which would make it a doublet of mandu, manju, and mantou.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manti"?
"manti" is spelled M-A-N-T-I.
What does "manti" mean?
As a noun, "manti" means: A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine
What is the origin of the word "manti"?
The immediate source is Turkish mantı or Ottoman Turkish مانطی (mantı). Before that, the origin is obscure. The word was widespread in Central Asia by the 13th century. Possibly from Middle Chinese 饅頭 (man duw), which would make it a doublet of ma... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “manti”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-N-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list